SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday formed a search committee headed by chief secretary for making suitable recommendations for selection of chairman and members of Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission. According to an order, the five member committee headed by Chief Secretary comprises of Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Agriculture Production […]
LEH — Seven soldiers were killed and several others injured when a vehicle carrying them skidded off the road and fell into the Shyok River in Ladakh on Friday, Army officials said. The accident took place in the Tuktuk sector at around 9 am at a place which is around 25 kilometers from Thoise in […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Friday directed the J&K Government to exhume the body of Ramban youth who was killed in an alleged “encounter” last year in Hyderpora area of summer capital Srinagar. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that the High Court has directed the government to exhume […]
SRINAGAR — Member Hajj Committee of India (HCI) Er Aijaz Hussain Friday said that the first Hajj-2022 flight from J&K will take-off from Srinagar International Airport on June 5. All arrangements for the smooth and hassle-free Hajj 2022 are in place and HCoI will ensure all the facilities for the Hajj aspirants. “First Hajj-2022 flight […]
JAMMU — A CBI court here has issued summons to Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, to appear before it on July 15 in a case related to her abduction in 1989, officials said on Friday. This is the first time that Rubaiya Sayeed has been asked to […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday visited the residence of Ambreen Bhat, who was killed by militants days ago at her home in Budgam’s Hushroo area, said that the “muscular” and “repressive” policies of BJP government has resulted in deterioration of the situation in Kashmir. “Instead of the situation getting […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday arrested social activist Waqar H Bhatti for allegedly hurting religious sentiments with his ‘shivling’ tweet which caused social media outrage. Following his tweet, which was later deleted, netizens demanded his immediate arrest. “FIR was registered following his tweet, which hurt religious sentiments,” a senior police officer told […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a ‘hybrid’ militant of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit in Bemina area of Srinagar. According to police statement, “acting on a specific tip-off about the movement of militants in the general area of Bemina, a joint Naka was laid by Srinagar Police, valley QAT of […]
PULWAMA — Two persons including a driver were killed after a loaded tractor turned turtle in Konibal area of Pampore in Pulwama district. Reports said that a tractor loaded with cow dung turned turtle in Konibal area of Pampore, resulting in serious injuries to both of them. They said that the duo was rushed to […]
SRINAGAR — Anti-Corruption Bureau’s (ACB) raid is underway at the residence of the former commissioner of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Showkat Ahmad. Official sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that the ACB has been conducting the raid in Ahmad’s house at 2nd Sector Humhama near Railway Bridge (Airport Avenue link). They said that […]